Mind can be our best friend, filling every day with beauty, meaning, and satisfaction. Yet, so often we are stuck in stale patterns of thinking and feeling that increase discomfort, create confusion, and lead to further suffering. This is not a sign that mind is our friend! Must we continue to live this way? In this five-week in-person course offered at Rossmoor Walnut Creek, we look at our busy minds directly. Through class discussion, reading, and gentle meditative practices from the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, awareness expands. Old patterns drop away and inner peace naturally arises. Open to all, but due to room size there is a maximum enrollment of 30.
Anyone struggling with current conditions, or simply wanting to discover how to live a meaningful and more joyful life.
Testimonials
" Very
comfortable pace - it was helpful for Robin to go slowly with us, giving us
time to think as she was talking. Weekly homework exercises were also helpful.
wonderful class! "
Bess C.
" Robin
Caton is a wonderful teacher with a style of teaching that goes direct to the
heart. "
Marion F.
" This
class is like an oasis of calm during a stressful time. "
Linda S.
Classes will meet in person for five weeks each term, 1.5 hours a week, 1:15-2:45pm on Thursdays at Gateway, in MPR 3 on the Rossmoor campus. Each class meeting will provide opportunities for short practices, brief textual readings, and discussion. There is no single text to purchase. Weekly handouts with quotes to contemplate and practices to do at home will be distributed.
Week 1: Mind: An Introduction
Week 2: Turning Inward
Week 3: Bringing Ease to Body and Mind
Week 4: Opening the Senses to Beauty
Week 5: Developing Inner Harmony
These in-person courses are offered at Rossmoor Walnut Creek, near Berkeley California. They will not be recorded, so being present as often as possible is encouraged. If you wish to attend and are not resident at Rossmoor, let us know and instructions on how to find the room will be sent after registration.
Robin Caton holds a JD from the University of Michigan Law School, and an MFA in poetry from Saint Mary's College of California. After practicing law for 15 years with a large San Francisco firm, she resigned her partnership to write and teach. In the mid-90's, Robin discovered the wisdom teachings of Tibetan Lama Tarthang Tulku, with whom she has studied ever since. She was the first Director of Dharma College in Berkeley, and taught weekly classes in Rossmoor for 6 years before the pandemic. Robin continues to teach Zoom classes to students around the world. She has published two volumes of poetry, The Color of Dusk and Omitting All That is Usually Said. Robin and her husband moved to Rossmoor in 2023.
Level 100
Thursdays,
Sep 11th to Oct 9th 2025, 1:15- 2:45pm PDT
Video
recordings available for six months in a private
community portal
Free cancellation after first class
